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ex·pect  (k-spkt)
v. ex·pect·ed, ex·pect·ing, ex·pects
v.tr.
1.
a. To look forward to the probable occurrence or appearance of: expecting a telephone call; expects rain on Sunday.
b. To consider likely or certain: expect to see them soon. See Usage Note at anticipate.
2. To consider reasonable or due: We expect an apology.
3. To consider obligatory; require: The school expects its pupils to be on time.
4. Informal To presume; suppose.
v.intr.
1. To look forward to the birth of one's child. Used in progressive tenses: His sister is expecting in May.
2. To be pregnant. Used in progressive tenses: My wife is expecting again.
[Latin exspectre : ex-, ex- + spectre, to look at, frequentative of specere, to see; see spek- in Indo-European roots.]
ex·pecta·ble adj.
ex·pecta·bly adv.
ex·pected·ly adv.
ex·pected·ness n.
Synonyms: expect, anticipate, hope, await
These verbs relate to the idea of looking ahead to something in the future. To expect is to look forward to the likely occurrence or appearance of someone or something: "We should not expect something for nothingbut we all do and call it Hope" (Edgar W. Howe).
Anticipate sometimes refers to taking advance action, as to forestall or prevent the occurrence of something expected or to meet a wish or request before it is articulated: anticipated the attack and locked the gates.
The term can also refer to having a foretaste of something expected: anticipate trouble.
To hope is to look forward with desire and usually with a measure of confidence in the likelihood of gaining what is desired: I hope to see you soon.
To await is to wait expectantly and with certainty: eagerly awaiting your letter.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.expected - considered likely or probable to happen or arrive; "prepared for the expected attack"
unsurprising - not causing surprise
unexpected - not expected or anticipated; "unexpected guests"; "unexpected news"
expected
adjective anticipated, wanted, promised, looked-for, predicted, forecast, awaited, hoped-for, counted on, long-awaited


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But however prolonged and exhausting the chase, the harpooneer is expected to pull his oar meanwhile to the uttermost; indeed, he is expected to set an example of superhuman activity to the rest, not only by incredible rowing, but by repeated loud and intrepid exclamations; and what it is to keep shouting at the top of one's compass, while all the other muscles are strained and half started --what that is none know but those who have tried it.
Moby Dick I-LXVII by Melville, Herman View in context
THE author of the "Notes on the State of Virginia," quoted in the last paper, has subjoined to that valuable work the draught of a constitution, which had been prepared in order to be laid before a convention, expected to be called in 1783, by the legislature, for the establishment of a constitution for that commonwealth.
Federalist Papers Authored by James Madison by Madison, James View in context
Sir Edward was surprised; he had perhaps little expected to meet with so spirited an opposition to his will.
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